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James, Cole and Kyle discuss heifer shows, inbreeding, some the millionaire sires and have some fun with Holstein trivia

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Sean Smith of Clanman Jerseys from Manitoba joins the pod to enlighten James and Cole and the rest of the world regenerative agriculture practices.  On this episode the guys discuss "everything but the kitchen sink"

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Holstein Ontario director Kyle MacLeod joins Cole and James for the entire episode.  Kyle is owner and manager of Darcroft Farms - recent Master Breeder Shield winner.  Kyle has also done a lot of work picturing cows and shares some of his experiences doing that, ranks the breeds of dairy cattle and solves the world's low cattle market prices issue.  

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    After a long summer break James and Cole bring you their usual banter with tinges of the dog days of summer.
     Cole interviews Doug Savage of Holstein International, former sire analyst for Eastern Breeders.  Doug tells tales of growing up in Australia, and travelling and judging throughout Australia, South Africa and North America.  Doug also dives deep into heat resistance genetics.

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James and Cole rant about Hydro One and 4 way stops.  There was a comical manure episode in Cole's barn, and a funny but frustrating clash with DFO at James' barn.  An interview with Brad Eggink (39:45) - head of classification, field service and animal care at Holstein Canada provides you with everything you need to know about the new classification program.  (Connexxion) This episode is sponsored by KyVision.

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Some memorable sound bytes from the last two years of podcasting

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James and Cole talk about Leafs vs Habs, (yes, this is a little outdated) sign wars, "oat milk" more labelling shenanigans and playing music to your cows.

(33:15) Neil Petreney, CEO of Lactanet joins us for an informative interview about Lactanet, it's role in Canadian Dairy Farming, the changes that are brought on by the surge of robotic milkers, and much more. 

Here is your link to the Lactanet Open Industry Session
https://tryglobal.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OLD3No8PRbGuFbUeIykzyA

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NHL playoffs, playoff beards, Joe Thornton and how to donate milk are the topics of the day with nationally acclaimed dairy farmer and Leafs player announcer John Werry.

James and Cole also discuss pedestrian etiquette, Tim Hortons (of course) and terrible business names.

Old Bulls - brought to you by KyVision - is a deep dive into bulls born in 1998

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     James and Cole interview Kim Rae of Unique Design and Marketing. (33:00) Kim also farms with her husband, and they have bred many well known cows under the prefix Unique Holsteins. 
     During the Old Bulls segment, brought to you by KyVision, the boys discuss bulls from 1999 including Jasper, Mr. Sam and Astronomical.
     The New Guy segment features a high school student who is tasked with weed whacking under electric fences.

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James and Cole discuss the new proofs, which bulls look good right now, and how can AI companies claim that an unproven bull is the best sire of sons this country has ever seen?

Old bulls brought to you by KyVision covers bulls born in 2012 which was a pretty thin draft year.

This episode is wrapped up with an entertaining, informative interview with Dr. Tim Henshaw. (31:51)  Dr. Tim works as a vet for EastGen, is on the cusp of retirement, and has many stories to share.  He also gives reproduction advice, and shares about his mission work.
Dr. Tim also has created a number of parody videos, two of which are about the signs of heat.

https://youtu.be/pw0ZcOpjJYY

https://youtu.be/19JSsYQNj48